1 Double Cross
by James Patterson
Last week 4 Weeks on list 3
Sales last week 26,405 To date 67,755
(Headline £7.99)
Alex Cross is back, investigating murders in Washington DC
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2 This Year It Will Be Different
by Maeve Binchy
Last week 2 Weeks on list 5
Sales last week 25,685 To date 146,050
(Orion £7.99)
A Christmas short-story collection from much-loved Irish author
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3 A Thousand Splendid Suns
by Khaled Hosseini
Last week 1 Weeks on list 3
Sales last week 24,485 To date 86,855
(Bloomsbury £7.99)
Two women struggle to survive in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan
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Hosseini's incredible journey

4 Thanks for the Memories
by Cecelia Ahern
Last week 3 Weeks on list 4
Sales last week 24,040 To date 90,065
(Harper £6.99)
A patient who leaves hospital after a bad accident is overcome with déjà-vu
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5 Songbird
by Josephine Cox
New entry
Sales last week 17,910 To date 18,050
(Harper £6.99)
A reclusive woman with a beautiful voice witnesses a horrific crime
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6 Duma Key
by Stephen King
Last week 5 Weeks on list 3
Sales last week 16,140 To date 55,165
(Hodder £7.99)
Man discovers a talent for painting after losing his arm in a freak accident
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7 No Time for Goodbye
by Linwood Barclay
Last week 6 Weeks on list 16
Sales last week 15,590 To date 539,720
(Orion £7.99)
A woman stirs up the past, 25 years after her family’s disappearance
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8 Things I Want My Daughters to Know
by Elizabeth Noble
Last week 7 Weeks on list 5
Sales last week 13,765 To date 91,295
(Penguin £6.99)
A mother’s letters guide her daughters after her death
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Best of Times, Worst of Times: Elizabeth Noble

9 Second Glance
by Jodi Picoult
Last week 9 Weeks on list 7
Sales last week 10,920 To date 155,375
(Hodder £7.99)
A paranormal investigator studies strange goings-on in Vermont
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10 The Bone Garden
by Tess Gerritsen
Last week 8 Weeks on list 5
Sales last week 10,620 To date 80,420
(Bantam £6.99)
An unearthed skull leads to a tale of body-snatching in the 1830s
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Lists prepared by The Bookseller using data supplied by and copyright to Nielsen BookScan for the week ending 04/10/08.

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